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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-08
The Proclaimed Meeting at Clare to
be Held.
Dillon DenOunces The Governments
Action.
English Members of Parliament VIII
Attend the Meeting-No More
Money to Assist Pauper En-
igrants to America.

LONDON, Sept. 3.-In the house of com
mons this evening Mr.. Dillon (National-
ist) moved to adjourn in order to direct
attention to the proclaiming of meeting
announced to be held at Glare. The pro-
posed meeting he said was a perfectly legi-
innate one and thet people would insist
shed that resulted would be on the head
of the government. The rack renting,
discriminating, ruffianly landlords, who
feared public opinion wanted blood
shed. He would tell them that the meet
ing would be held whether there was
bloodshed or not.
Mr.. Balfour, chief secretary for Ire
land, said he feared that the speech of
Mr.. Dillon would not fail to have the ev il
effect of infaming the people. In pro-
claiming the Clare meeting the govern
ment had only followed the example of
Earl Spencer who had invariably suppress
ed public meetings whenever he thought
they would be likely to lead to disturb
ance. The district in which this meeting
was announced to be held was the most
disturbed in Ireland, where by far the
largest proportion of agrarian crime
was committed. The action of the gov
eminent was not due to pressure from
the landlords. As to the responsibility
for what might happen, if the procla-
nation should be defied, that would not
rest upon the government, which was act
ing through desire to preserve the
peace, but upon those who advised the
people to resist the law. Cheers.
Mr.. Healy asked the house to consider
what the proclamation meant. He said
it meant the stopping of the PEG
ple's utterance when their voices
should be loudly heard. The peoples
only chance during the coming winter
of getting fair play lay IN their boldly
assembling in public. Mr.. E. Robertson
LiberaOread Justice Stephens definition
OF an unlawful assembly, and oontenGed
that the proposed meeting did not come
within that definition. Mr.. r. p. O'Con-
nor said he considered that the proclaim
ed simply meant that the government
had proclaimed war against the Irish
people.
The motion to adjpurn was rejected
81 to 81.
Mr.. Balfour, replying to Mr.. Healy S
question as to what steps had been taken
in view of Americas objection to receiv-
ing pauper immigrants, said that the
government would allow no more money
for the transportation of such persons
during the remainder of the year.
After the debate on the proclaim alton
this evening an informal conference was
held between the Parnellites and the
English home rulers and Messrs. Cow
beare and Philip Stanhope offered to
join Messrs. Dillon and O'Brien in ad-
dressing the meeting of the Ennis branch
of the league. They say they will not
finch from arrest.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-08
CRIME.

A TRAMP fired the Hampton School
house near Buffalo, ILL.,, late Monday
night. The building is almost a COM
plete loss.
ISRAEL LUCAS, the County Treasurer of
Anglaze County, Ohio, has fed, leaving a
shortage of $31, 644. A reward Of $4,000
is offered for his arrest.
FRED MUNcHRATH, one of the defend
ants in the Haddock murder, will be put
on trial at Sioux City, Iowa, Monday
next. It is said there is strong case
against him.
MISS CLARA REED, Is years of age, was
murdered in her home near Worthwhile,
D. T., Wednesday. She had been choked
and stabbed to death, and her assajlants
fred the house to hide their crime.
The compositors employed by Giles &
Co., Buffalo, n. Y, struck because fe-
male compositor from New York had
been given case in the Office. The
compositors also claim that there are
seven apprentices to ten compositors.
CITIZENS of Los Angeles, Cal, Thurs
day, refused to permit the Chinese who
were burned out a few weeks ago to
locate at a site chosen for Chinatown.
The Celestials, it is said will have diff
Guilty in finding location.
GEORGE ARNoTr, a weIl-to-do farmer,
and about S. years of age, and living
three and one-half miles southeast of
Rome, in Fields township, Jefferson
county, Illinois, was shot three times Sat-
urday night, while standing in his door
yard.
MISS Cora MILLER, Of Bucyrus, Ohio,
shot herself in the left breast Sunday.
Her sweetheart did not take her to re-
union, and Miss Miller thought he had
taken another young lady. The fact was,
however, the gentleman could not get a
buggy. He says if Miss Miller dies his
funeral will follow very shortly after
hers.
AT Broken Bow, Neb., Saturday, one
Johnson had a quarrel with his brother
in-law. He hurried to his home to get
his revolver, and when his wife refused
to let him have it, he dealt her a blow
with piece of wood that killed her.
Johnson can not be found.
The Rev. DR.. SEYMOUR, who ran away
from GAINESVILLE, Mimi, with Editor Hen
RVS wife, was discharged at New York,
Tuesday, prosecution proceedings having
been abandoned. Seymour says that
himself and. Mrs. Henry intend 20 travel
through England giving singing enter
tainments.
HENRY MoRGR1DGE, mail agent ON the
Rock island Road, was killed Tuesday
between Joliet and Mincoka, under what
appear to be peculiar circumstances. He
was not missed from the car until the
train WAS within short distance of
Joliet. When found there were many
wounds on Morgridge's body, which lead
the trainmen to the belief that he had
been pounded over the head and had been
thrown from the car.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-08
WASHINGTON.

SUPERVISING INSPECTOR GENERAL DUN
MONTH has decided that the hulls and
boilers of all steam yachts, no matter how
small, must undergo inspection, and that
their pilots and engineers must be Ii
censed.
The state department has directed the
American consul at Manila to ascertain
the truth about the alleged arrest and Ill
treatment of an American missionary
named Doane by the Spanish governor
of the Caroline island. The consul is
ordered to take steps to protect the mis-
sionary from any unjust treatment.
CAPTAIN SILAs BENT, who died on Long
island Friday night, was notability at
st. Louis, which was his birthplace. He
was in the United States navy twenty
five years, was a member of one polar ex-
petition, of which he published an &C.
count In book form, and left an estate of
half million.
NOTWITHSTANDING the large pension
payments this month"; amounting to $16,-
100000, the receipts for the month to
date, are more than $7,500,O0O in excess of
the total expenditures during the same
period. The receipts have averaged over
S1,0O0,O00 a day, and now amount to
The superintendent of the recruiting
service has been ordered to send thirty
recruits to Fort Smelling, Mimi, for as
signment to the 10Th infantry, and fifteen
cOlored cavalry recruits to such points in
the department of Arizona as the COM
handing general of the department shall
designate for assignment to the 10th
cavalry.
JUSTICE FIELD, of the United States
Supreme Court, rendered decision Mon
day at San Francisco declining to make
an order compelling Senator Stanford
and others to answer questions PROFOUND
ed by the Pacific Railroad Commission
and also refused to give the commission
access to the books of certain construc-
ton companies. The decision declares
that that part of the act creating the COM
mission which refers to courts is uncon-
stitutional.
By the retirement of Rear Admirable
John Lee Davis, which was announced
Tuesday, the following promotions will
be caused: Commodore Braine, to be
rear admiral; Captain George Brown, to
be commodore; Commander VIM. White
head, TO be captain; Lieutenant Com
mander q. A. Shetky, to be commander;
Lieutenant D. E. billy, to be lieutenant
commander; Lieutenant J. O. Nicholson
(junior grade), to be lieutenant; Ensign
G.. W. Denfeld, to be lieutenant (iunior)
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-08
The Americas Gun.

Gen. Paine, the owner of the yatch
MaYfower, who has been overlooking the
building Of the new steel yatch at Will
mington, Del, was in New York the other
day. He says she will probably be ready
to launch by the middle Of July, in time
to participate in some of the August races
and regattas. Speaking of the Thistle's
victory, Gen. Paine said:
There is no denying the, fact, the Scotch
men have built a very fast boat, and it
seems to me as though the question of
holding the Americas cup in this country
another year is a matter of considerable
doubt. The Thistle has proved herself to
be faster vessel than the fastest English
yatch in two races at least and under en-
tirely different conditions in each race.
That she does not sail we'll to windward
Just now can not be taken as a criterion
of what she will do in the future. boat
is never in shape for windwork until she
has been sailed for month, for it takes
that time to stretch her canvas. Of course,
we have no really accurate data to go by
vet, but from all accounts [ should Judge
that she is from ten to twelve minutes
faster than the Trek, which is from three
to five minutes faster than the Galatea.
If my reasoning is right, then she is from
thirteen to seventeen minutes faster than
the Galatea, and | hardly think there is a
yatch in this country that can beat Lieut..
Henn's cutter that much In the races
last fall the Mayfower beat the the Gala
tea from twelve to fourteen minutes, but
I never considered my sloop more than
ten minutes faster than the cutter. You
must remember that we did not have any
cutter weather then, and that therefore
Lieut.. Henn's boat was placed at some
what Of a disadvantage. One of the days
we had a strong northwest wind and a
smooth sea for a little time. This was
ideal cutter weather while it lasted, and it
was said that the Galatea gained rapidly
on the Mayfower, but the wind soon died
out and she fell back again.
Whether my new boat will be faster
than the Mayfower is, of course, a mys-
terry. She is, in a sense, somewhat of an
experiment. Contrary to scientific rule
I am giving her about one hundred feet
more friction surface than the Mayfower
and shall not increase her sail area ma
terially. According to science, this would
make her slower boat, but / doubt it
As to her having a union silk splnnaker
o decision has yet been reached. [ have
sent for sample Of the material, and will
consider the matter carefully. Its greatest
recommendation for me is that t Is used
by the Irex,Shich I regard as the best
managed yatch in the world. The sails
for the new boat are now being made by
Wilson and Griffin here, and they will in
clude spinnaker Of the ordinary mate
iaI
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-08
The Cost of GRAY Hair.

Since it became fashionable to be gray
says the New York Sun, the price of real
gray hair has risen to enormous figures.
hair dresser in Sixth avenue recently
filled an order for one of his customers
for seven ounces of gray hair twenty
eight inches long, and the price was 500
an ounce, or 800 for the order. The
same amount and quality of light-brown
hair would have cost about $50. The
high price is caused not only by the
great demand that has. sprung up for
gray hair, but because good live gray
hair is scarce. 1t is comparatively easy
to secure scant, short gray locks, but few
heads Yield the beautiful pearl graz that
is so fashionable when their owners srow
old. The hair falls out, leaving what re-
mains thin and of POOR quality, OF If 1T
remains on the head the ends turn yellow
and gray.
The ordinary lengths of hair supplied
to order are from twenty to twenty eight
inches. Gray hair is not often found so
long, and, when it does grog that length,
the owner is usually found in that class of
ocie ty that takes too much pride in its
hair to sell it. 1t takes ten times as long
to Eli an order for gray hair as for the
usual shades of brown. The head of the
largest hair house in this city said that
he would not undertake to fill gray hair
order to a certainty within six months,
as he would have to send to his European
correspondents to get the goods. Almost
all live white hair comes from Europe,
the Swiss and Italians furnishing good
share of it. They are accustomed to
chasing hair with their other crops, and
to tending it with care, with the final sale
OF it in view.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-08
Consistency Not a Virtue.

WHEN Mr.. Gladstone brought in his
Home Rule bill he was accused of incon-
sistency and with having changed his
policy toward Ireland within twelve
months. The recent lightning changes of
the present government over the Land
bill have now been supplemented-as re-
ported by cable-by change of front in
the application of the Crimes act to Ire
land Whereas two or three weeks ago
it was stoutly argued by tbs tory organs
that it was necessary to proclaim all of
Ireland, it is now stated that the pro-
clamation will be withdrawn except for
certain cougties. The charges of incen-
sistency against Mr.. Gladstone will not
be withdrawn, however.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-08

THOUSANDS of Americans will rejoice
that the story of insanity of John Rus
kin has proved untrue. Mr.. Ruskin's
incisiye and aggressive expression of the
conclusions of his wonderful mind has
for many years aroused opposition that
has been ever ready to misunderstood or
misrepresent him. But the author OF
9 Modern Painters " is no more insane
now than when he first attacked prevail
ent abuses and conceits Of English life.
The only change in him is the physical
feebleness that comes with years. Men
tally he is as clear and nearly as indus
trious as ever.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-08
FOREIGN.

A LIVERPOOL dispatch says the Gale
donia corn ring has collapsed.
LORD HARRINGTON refuses to concede
that home rule is practically won, and
urges the liberal unionists to stand by
the government. Nine liberal unionists
sustained Mr.. Gladstone's motion Friday
night, and seventeen others were absent
without pairs.
against John Vaudeville, leader of the
plan of campaign movements in County
Cork, for incendiary utteranccs. Condor,
a member of parliament for east Tippe-
rary, and William O'Brien, will be prose
cuted simultaneously with Vaudeville.
The Times protests against the treat
ment to which British sealers in Behr-
ing's sea are subjected by American
authorities in Alaska, and suggests that
the government send a cruiser to Alaskan
waters to secure strictly legal treatment
for British vessels.
The Russian mission which recently
went to Kashgar has been compelled to
return to Khokand. Members Of the
mission so outraged public opinion in
Kashgar by insulting Mohammedan wo-
men that a riot against the Russians was
provoked. In this several Russians were
killed.
THE Freeman's Journal states that Mr..
Arthur O'Connor, member of parliament
from Donegal, and Sir Thomas Henry
Grattan Esmonde, member of parliament
for Dublin county, will visit the United
States in September and address monster
meetings to be convened by the Irish
national Ieapue of America. Sir Henry
Esmonde is great grandson of Henry
Grattan, the famous Irish patriot.
The Chinese government will send to
America a commission of seven members
to study our banking, coinage, and post
al system AS to the two former, the
commissioners will, Of course, interview
Messrs. Harper and Ives, who know a
great deal about American banking, and
Mr.. Bland, who can tell them how sc
cents worth of silver may be made worth
81 by coinage. This information can not
fail to be gratifying to the Celestials.
The Standard, referring to the Mani
toba railway trouble, says: "The more
clearly the rights of the question are un-
derstood, the more emphatic will be the
opinion that the Manitobans are trying
to derive an unfair advantage from their
geographical position. The best pros
pect for settlement lies in the direction
of a compromise, of which preliminary
ought to be immediate suspension of op-
erations on the Manitoba railway line
No effort should be spared to conciiate
the Manitobans. but they must be made
to conform to their duties as British sub
iects and Canadian citizens"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-08
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

AARON LYONS sustained fatal injuries
at the North Marion (Ind.) glass works,
Monday, by falling twenty-five feet.
AT Moweaqua, ILL.,, Monday, Conrad
Fisher was thrown from horse, break
Tag his collar bone and receiving ether
injuries.
AT Rockford, Ill.,, Tuesday, a savage
COW attacked Mr.. Lunberg's child and al
most killed it. The animals horns entered
the babes mouth, and tore its face in a
shocking manner.
The body of Isaac Horton, who was
drowned few days ago, was found in the
bay near Erie, Pa. The deceased was
postmaster at North Erie, Pa, and was
well known.
The tug Commodore Jack Barry, was
burned in Muskegon lake, Mich, Tues
day. The engineer and cook jumped
overheard and were saved. The craft was
the property Of Barry Brothers.
AT Bad Axe. Mich, Duhe's grist-mill
was destroyed by fire. Loss, $4,000; in
surance, $1,000. The fire started in the
basement. While the building was burn
ing the boiler burst, blowing pieces many
blocks.
4 BALLooNIsT named Randall Blakeslee
made an ascension at the fair in Mercer
county, Missouri, on Wednesday, holding
to a trapeze. When five hundred feet
from the ground he fell and was killed.
DANIEL KENNEDY, brakeman on the
Thayer Lumber Company's logging road
at Cadillac, Mich, Monday, while making
q coupling, was caught between the pro-
jecting logs and his head was crushed to
a pulp.
HENRY FLETCHER, of Elkhart, Ind, was
blown to pieces by an explosion of dyna-
mite, Wednesday, near LaPorte. Parts
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-08

THE large scale on which business and
commercial operations are conducted in
London is illustrated in what special
correspondent says in the Sun of wine and
spirit vaults recently visited by him in
that city. His description of vault con
tanning "a mile at least of lanes on
either side of which stand casks averag-
ing each hundred gallons of genuine
and ancient brandy, may we'll make the
readers mouth water or hair stand on
end, according to his politics. There
was connoisseur with the correspondent,
on whose authority he states that the
taste of the various brands was perfect
" delicious" 1t is noted that across the
water the American prediction for new
champagne with a tremendous pop" is
not understood. The ivory trade of Lon
don is also curious one, and the CORES
pendent gives interesting details of the
business. A socialist meeting in Trafal-
gar square is described, but it does not
seem to have been a very formidable af-
fair, thanks to the police, who attended
in large numbers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-08

The Baltimore q Ohio Express Co.
passed into the hands of the United
States Express Co. Thursday. The COM
pany has not been sold but there has
been simply q contract between the two
companies by which the U. S. express Is
TO run the B. g. o. expresf for thirty
years, for which the former is to pay the
latter company certain per cent. of the
earnings.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-08

Hrs royal highness, Thakore Sahib of
Limari, K. c. |. E. accompanied by L. b.
Bridgewater and suite arrived at New
York from Liverpool Saturday. He is
the first Indian prince to cross the At
Iantic to visit this country. The prince
proposes to visit all the large American
cities and places of interest, but will first
of all go to Washington to pay his re-
spects to the president.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-08

EARLY Saturday morning distinct
shock of earthq uake was felt at Colum-
bus, N. G. 1t was accompanied by the
usual roar lasting several seconds. Later
a second and heavier shock was felt. the
motion being unduIating
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-08
HANCOCK "REMINISCENCES.

Some Extracts from the Forthcoming Book
of Gen. Hancock's Widow.
Referring to the painful scenes among
old army comrades after Sumter was fired
upon, Mrs. Hancock says: 'Many confer
ences where held in our home in Los An
geles between my husband and the South
ern officers, who were urged by their rela-
tives ard friends to resign their commits
sions and offer their services to their own
states, as otherwise they would be regard
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-08

DISCHARGED employe of the Ward
Island insane asylum near New York city
claims that there are at least 800 of the
1850 inmates who are perfectly sane and
1000 more who are perfectly harmless.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-08

RANDALL BLAKEsLEE, half-breed In
ton, No., Thursday, hanging to trapeze
bar. His arms were wrepched in the as
cent, and he could not pull himself up
When 500 feet in the air, on the way down
his hold relaxed and he fell to the ground
and was terribly mangled.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-08
DON'T Laugh at Nervous People.

The San Francisco Chronicle is sound
ing the home people on the proposition
to raise popular subscription to help
repair the Hartford. The naval bosrd of
survey says it will take $4,000. Cali
fornia will try to raise 1000 if the pla n
is undertaken.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-08

The latest developments in The Maine
Savings bank robbery case Indicate that
McNeilly, the young thief, secured large
amount of negotiable bonds while en-
gagged in cutting coupons for the bank on
the 1st of August. There are rumors
that he is slightly dem ented.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-08

The public debt was reduced S4,809,475
dnring August
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-08

OFFICIAL information has been receiv-
ed at the department of state of the ar
rest and Ill-treatment of Missionary
Doane at Ponope, Caroline Islands, by
the Spanish government. Necessary
steps will be taken to protect the mis-
sionaries.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-08

GENERAL MILES had his leg broken in a
runaway and will be confined to his bed
for several days.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-08

The Bank of England has advanced its
rates of discount from three per cent. to
five per cent.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-08

MAJOR GENERAL TERRY telegraphs the
war department that the Utes are now all
on the reservation and that there are no
fears of any of them leaving it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-08

It is announced that Mr.. Powderly will
90 to Ireland after the Minneapolis
Knights of Labor assembly and take an
active part in the nationalist movement
there.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-08
The Milkman;s Nerve.
Minneonoiis Journal

"Talk about a man with an eye to bust
ness" remarked st. Paul man. "Tbere
is miIkman in tie Sanity City who puts
them all to sleep. I have been taking
milk from him for some time. 4 few
DAYS ago discovered a fish in the Tactical
fluid. The next morning informed him
of the fact"
''Is that so?" unconcernedly remarked
the dispenser of milk, as he jingled his
bell and drove away.
THE next day he astounded me by pre-
senting the following bill:
-, in acct. with
Chalk Water, dealer in pure milk,
To lib. fish .... ...............---...---l 2c
al